Crime and crash

New Delhi, Feb 6: More shocking details about Asha Kiran – the Delhi government's shelter home for mentally unstable women where 11 deaths were reported in past two months – have now come to fore. A surprise visit by Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chief Swati Maliwal on Saturday found gross violations of human rights, extremely unhygienic toilets and shortage of staff at the government-run

Patna, Feb 6: Two teenagers, both aged 13 and students of Class V, were apprehended by the Kishanganj police after they were charged with gang-raping a minor girl. The 5-year-old victim is said to be their neighbour in Kishanganj, around 425 km from the state capital. Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO), Kamini Bala, said the girl was sent for a medical examination after an FIR was lodged by the

Bhopal, Feb 4: A man arrested for allegedly killing his live-in partner and entombing her body has told police that he murdered his parents six years ago and buried them in their house in Raipur. Police today said they are verifying the shocking claim made by Udyan Das (32) who was arrested for allegedly strangulating his live-in partner Akanksha (28) in December last year and entombing her body

New Delhi, Feb 4: In a shocking incident, a 15-year-old girl who mistakenly reached here from Chhattisgarh after boarding a wrong train was kidnapped, raped and sold to a person with the help of a woman before being rescued by Delhi Commission for Women. Two persons have been arrested in connection with the trafficking of the girl who was rescued from an area near Humayun's tomb yesterday. The

Bhopal, Feb 3: A 32-year-old man was arrested here on Thursday for allegedly killing his live-in partner and hiding the body at his home by building a marbled platform, police said. Police arrested Udyan Das from near his home in Saket Nagar late in the night. They broke the concrete structure and recovered the body after he confessed to the crime. He killed Akanksha Sharma, alias Shweta , on

Bengaluru, Feb 3: Two bike-borne assailants shot at Srinivas Kadabagere, the president of Agricultural Produce Marketing Committee (APMC), Bengaluru, on Friday afternoon, at Kogilu cross, on Ballary Road, leading to Kempegowda International Airport. Initial reports suggest that while Srinivas was travelling in his official car, the attackers opened fire at him. A total of six rounds are said to

Kanpur, Feb 2: The NDRF (National Disaster Response Force) teams at around 3.30 am on Thursday pulled out three-year-old Lakshmi who was trapped under the debris for nearly 15 hours after a six-storey under-construction building collapsed in Jajmau area of Kanpur, on Wednesday afternoon. NDRF team members said the rescue of the 3-year-old girl has raised hopes that more people will be pulled out

Kanpur, Feb 1: At least 7 labourers were killed and a dozen others were injured after an under-construction building collapsed today in Kanpur's Jajmau. Kanpur Police DIG Rajesh Modak told PTI that number of dead and injured may rise. The incident took place in KDA (Kanpur Development Authority) colony in the afternoon, when top floors of the seven-storey under-construction building started

New Delhi, Feb 1: A 21-year-old woman was allegedly raped by three men in a moving car in southeast Delhi's Amar Colony area, police said today. The woman, a native of Jharkhand, alleged that she was gangraped by three men Aarif (23), Meherbaan (24) and Vijay (22), in a moving car last night, said a senior police officer. On the basis of woman's complaint, a case was registered and all the accused

New Delhi, Jan 31: In a gruesome act, a woman was allegedly crushed to death with a stone in a public park in Mangolpuri area, New Delhi on Monday night. The deceased has been identified 30-year-old Aarti, who tied the nuptial knot a month ago. According to reports, Aarti’s body was found in a public park in block C of Mangolpuri around at around 8.30 pm. Reportedly, the police got a phone call